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subordination |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subordination \Sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subordination.] 1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order or subjecting. 2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to an other inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection. Natural creature having a local subordination. --Holyday. 3. Place of inferior rank. Persons who in their several subordinations would be obliged to follow the example of their superiors. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subordination n 1: the state of being subordinate to something 2: the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class [syn: {hyponymy}] 3: the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head 4: the quality of obedient submissiveness [ant: {insubordination}] 5: the act of mastering or subordinating someone [syn: {mastery}]
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